All posts about: London
By Cornell Sailing on 31.07.2016
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, the Barbados 50 yachts sailed through one of the world’s most iconic sights, London’s Tower Bridge, for the start of an epic voyage which will finish on the other side …
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By Cornell Sailing on 25.07.2016
The Swiss yacht Maisie with Rita and Martin Mueller-Duysing onboard arrived in London on Sunday afternoon. They are docked on the River Thames close to Tower Bridge where the start of this special event will …
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By Cornell Sailing on 24.01.2016
The annual boat show opened on Saturday morning in this German city located on the banks of the River Rhine. Over the years this show has established itself as the largest, best organized and best …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 21.09.2015
After the quick turnaround at Falmouth, we made a relatively fast passage to the Thames Estuary where we caught the favourable tide for the remaining 40 miles to London.
Shortly after we had passed …
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By Cornell Sailing on 12.07.2014
Jimmy Cornell flew back from his yacht in Greenland to meet the European Odyssey fleet on the eve of their departure on the second leg to Cherbourg.
A “mutiny” by the German boats in …
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By Cornell Sailing on 11.07.2014
Tower Bridge, London’s most iconic landmarks, will open on Saturday 12 July for the European Odyssey boats to start their next leg.
They will go through the bridge at 1400 (London time) to pass by …
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By Cornell Sailing on 10.07.2014
Yacht Saphir in Limehouse Marina
The swing bridge at Limehouse Marina opens to allow Triton through, the last of the boats to arrive from Hamburg
The crews form Triton, Saphir and Anne …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 31.05.2014
Aventura sails through Tower Bridge
The Blue Planet Odyssey had a symbolic start today when London’s iconic Tower Bridge was opened twice, first to let Aventura through into the Pool of London, …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 30.05.2014
Aventura takes her message across the Channel
At 0015 local time on Saturday morning, May 24, Aventura finally set off on her long awaited maiden voyage. The relatively short 240 miles passage across …
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By Cornell Sailing on 27.05.2014
Aventura’s official naming ceremony took place in Limehouse Basin, London, as she and her crew get ready for their trip through the Northwest Passage this summer. Jimmy Cornell’s first boat, also Aventura, was launched a …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 16.04.2014
Every summer hundreds of boats from Northern Europe head south, some bound for the Mediterranean, others for the Canaries and beyond. Soon after I launched the ARC in 1986 I drew up plans for a …
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By Cornell Sailing on 02.03.2014
The Cornell Sailing team at the Cruising Association, London. Left to right: Dr Nick Carter, Pascal Guiraudou, Nikki Carter, Klaus Hympendahl, John Ellis, Doina and Jimmy Cornell.
The European Odyssey was officially launched …
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